Stephen, 19, racked up thousands of followers on Facebook after he created a bucket list of things he wanted to do after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

This week he posted an emotional farewell to his thousands of followers, urging them to carry on with the donations after he raised £650,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

But yesterday, donations topped £1m and Manford is urging the country to donate as much as possible to reach the £2m target.

The comic posted on Facebook: "Why are we stopping. We haven't cured cancer, but we can help make thousands of teenagers who are dealing with cancer, and those yet to be diagnosed, lives a hell of a lot easier.

"So please follow me on this next quest to get Stephen's money up to two million.